Reon Dawson Clears The Air

Trotwood-Madison defensive back Reon Dawson signed with Michigan this past Wednesday, after previously being committed to Illinois. Recently Dawson found himself in hot water over comments made about being from the state of Ohio.

The intensity between the respective fan bases only adds to the rivalry between Ohio State and Michigan, and future Wolverine Reon Dawson is feeling the effects of recent comments.

Dawson did a Signing Day interview with a local newspaper where he stated he will be a "Buckeye for life", and those comments have not gone over well with certain Michigan fans.

"It was just a comment about being from the state of Ohio, not anything about Ohio State at all," Dawson stated. "Ohio State never even offered me a scholarship at all, so how could I be loyal to the school? What I meant was I'm proud of my state, and my family being from here, and I don't even know why I said that really. I was just happy to be headed to college and my family was so proud, that I never meant any reference to Ohio State."

"I feel terrible that some Michigan fans are mad at me, and I'm so grateful to the school for the opportunity they're giving me," he added. "I'm going to be a Michigan Man for life, and that's the next chapter of my life. I signed with Michigan because I loved everything about it and I switched from Illinois because of Coach (Brady) Hoke and his coaching staff."

"I can't wait to be apart of the Michigan-Ohio State rivalry, and I'm looking forward to beating them four straight years," he continued. "I talked to Mike McCray today about this, and he knows what I meant. We have been teammates here at Trotwood, and he was a big part of me going to Michigan, so he knows I'm a respectful person that never looks to say anything hurtful to anyone. I feel really bad how this came out, and I just want the Michigan fans to know I love being apart of Wolverine Nation and I'm going to do everything I can to make them proud of me."

Dawson, 6-foot-2, 175-pounds, is a three-star recruit and one of the top cornerback prospects in Ohio for the 2013 class.

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